Iran dismisses European calls for restraint amid Mideast tensions

Calls from France, Germany and Britain that Iran should exercise restraint with regard to Israel "lack political logic and contradict principles of international law," Iran's foreign ministry said ...

Israeli strike kills at least 19 more Gaza civilians as Hamas demands truce, not new talks

Hamas is sticking to its demand that Gaza truce talks focus on a deal already discussed with Israel and mediators rather than starting anew, an official said on Tuesday, after Israeli airstrikes ki...

US to lift ban on offensive weapons sales to Saudi Arabia

The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Friday — reversing a three-year-old policy to pressure the kingdo...

Three civilians killed in Afghan-Pakistan border clash, Taliban says

Three Afghan civilians were killed in a border clash between Pakistan and Afghanistan security forces, a spokesman for the Taliban administration in Kabul said Tuesday. Tap for the full brief.

Israeli strike kills nearly 100 in Gaza school refuge, civil defense officials say

An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza City school compound housing displaced Palestinian families killed around 100 people, the Gaza Civil Emergency Service said on Saturday, while Israel said the toll wa...

Several US, coalition personnel suffer minor injuries in Syria attack, US official says

Several U.S. and coalition personnel were wounded in a drone attack on Friday in Syria, a U.S. official told Reuters, in the second major attack in recent days against U.S. forces amid soaring tens...

Trump campaign says it was hacked, blames Iran

Donald Trump's U.S. presidential campaign said on Saturday some of its internal communications were hacked and blamed the Iranian government, citing past hostilities between Trump and Iran without ...

Iran to carry out leader's order to “harshly punish” Israel, Guards deputy chief says

Iran is set to carry out an order by Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to "harshly punish" Israel over the assassination of a Hamas leader in Tehran, a Revolutionary Guards deputy commander was...

Turkish airstrikes kill 17 Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, ministry says

Turkey's military conducted airstrikes in northern Iraq and "neutralized" 17 members of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), the defense ministry said Monday. Tap for the full brief.

Russia evacuates another border region amid increased Ukrainian troop activity

Russia on Monday evacuated civilians from parts of a second region next to Ukraine after Kyiv increased military activity near the border just days after its biggest incursion into sovereign Russia...

Microsoft researchers report Iran hackers targeting US officials before election

Microsoft researchers said on Friday that Iran government-tied hackers tried breaking into the account of a "high ranking official" on the U.S. presidential campaign in June, weeks after breaching ...

Russia reinforces Kursk region amid fourth day of Ukrainian incursion

Russia moved extra tanks, artillery and rocket systems to its southern Kursk region on Friday as it battled for the fourth straight day to end a shock incursion by Ukrainian forces. Tap for the ful...

Families flee new Israeli assault in Gaza's Khan Younis

Israeli tanks returned to the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Friday, forcing families to evacuate along congested roadways, as Palestinian fighters continued to attack Israeli troops from the...

Canadian NKorea expert suspected of spying for China, detained in Switzerland

A former U.N. official from Canada who now works as a North Korea specialist has been detained in Switzerland on charges of spying, likely for China, media reports said on Thursday, citing unnamed ...

Canada and Australia, eyeing China, signal more military cooperation

Canada and Australia, expressing alarm at China's claims over the disputed waters of the South China Sea, on Thursday said they would increase their military and defense industry cooperation. Tap f...